/ ˈhægɪs; NAmE / noun
[ C , U ] a Scottish dish that looks like a large round sausage made from the heart, lungs and liver of a sheep that are finely chopped, mixed with oats , herbs , etc. and boiled in a bag that is usually made from part of a sheep's stomach
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : probably from earlier hag hack, hew, from Old Norse ho̧ggva .